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The majority of those were race hate crimes with the remainder being religiously motivated.

A Freedom of Information request has now revealed that a huge number of those cases were dropped and just a handful end up in court.

Aside from the 62 that resulted in a charge or summons in 2016/17, four were dealt with through a caution and 10 with a community resolution.

That meant a whopping 263 were dropped due to “evidential difficulties” or no suspect being identified.

Other outcomes included an alternative offence bring brought, further action being taken by another agency or the offender had already died.

The ratio of hate crimes resulting in a charge or summons has stayed at around one-fifth over the past few years with 73 of 331 (22 per cent) in 2015/16 and 72 of 335 (21 per cent) in 2014/15 seeing that outcome.

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The shocking number of hate crimes between 2014 and 2017 (1,025) led to city leaders calling on Coventry to say that “there is no place for bigotry or hatred in our city”.

Cllr Abdul Khan, deputy leader of Coventry City Council and cabinet member for policing and equalities, said: “Coventry is well known as a multicultural city, where people of all races and faiths are welcomed and where people live side by side in friendship.

“There is a unity between communities of all faiths and backgrounds and we are proud of the way those communities come together.

Abdul Khan, Foleshill. General Election and local election count in Coventry, at the Ricoh Arena.

“Any hate crime, whether it is against a person’s race, religion or way of life, should not be tolerated and we would urge anyone who is a victim to report it to police immediately.

“No-one should be made to feel victimised or at risk and by standing together we can show those cowardly people who bully others that there is no place for bigotry or hatred in our city.”

Anyone who is the victim of hate crime or has any information on such can call police on 101. Anyone reporting an emergency should call 999.